Spent convictions still on your DVLA record? Is this causing you a problem?

The DVLA keep details of motoring offences for 4 or 11 years, depending on the offence. They keep drink and drug-related offences for 11 years. This is much longer than it will normally take for a motoring offence to become spent, which is currently 5 years because of the endorsement attached to motoring offences.

Over the years, there’s been problems with the fact that these stayed on paper counterparts, but since the DVLA abolished paper counterparts, this problem (in theory at least) was reduced.

We’re investigating!

However, we’ve had reports that employers, car hire companies and insurers are asking people to print off their own driver records. This can be a problem if you have spent convictions on your driver record.

Help us – Send us your experiences

We’re looking for more evidence of people who are being affected by this.

Do you have spent convictions on your DVLA record and have been asked by a third-party (e.g. an employer, car-hire company or insurer) to print your own driver record and share it with them. If you’ve done this, has it caused you problems? If so, get in touch.